New Tiki store in San Diego - Tiki Marketplace

B Bahookahuna Member Eye of Erna-Erna Backyard Bali Hai, CA Joined: Apr 06, 2007 Posts: 35	B Bahookahuna Posted posted on Thu, Apr 19, 2007 11:32 PM On 2007-03-15 18:02, Aguillard wrote: I just read about a just opened new place called "Mainlanders" @ 6195 University Ave (@ College Ave) http://www.tropicaltikis.com Been there. Bahooka Hula and I popped in for a tiki maybe a month ago. Am anxious to hear what others think! These guys were formerly Culbertson Imports, and I think they still reference that name on their Web site -- so perhaps they just wanted something catchier and tikier on their sign (rather than the go-out-of-business-and-reopen-under-a-new-name type of gag the worst of the Persian carpet places are known for). We had an all-around good experience there, so I mentioned them by email to Humuhumu for possible inclusion on the Critiki Map, but haven't heard back. Anyone else have experience/history with these guys? I know their carvings come from Indonesia (but are modern Poly Pop [if that isn't an oxymoron] in style). The Indonesia origin possibly would not please Sven, et al, for being what he calls "Poly Asian". I'm not sure these actually would qualify as Poly-Asian, though, since -- to my eye -- whoever designed them seems to have had a good eye for modern American tiki. That is: carvings from Indonesia; designs from (I guess) San Diego. Bahookahuna

On 2007-03-15 18:02, Aguillard wrote:
I just read about a just opened new place called "Mainlanders" @ 6195 University Ave (@ College Ave) http://www.tropicaltikis.com

Been there. Bahooka Hula and I popped in for a tiki maybe a month ago. Am anxious to hear what others think! These guys were formerly Culbertson Imports, and I think they still reference that name on their Web site -- so perhaps they just wanted something catchier and tikier on their sign (rather than the go-out-of-business-and-reopen-under-a-new-name type of gag the worst of the Persian carpet places are known for).

We had an all-around good experience there, so I mentioned them by email to Humuhumu for possible inclusion on the Critiki Map, but haven't heard back. Anyone else have experience/history with these guys? I know their carvings come from Indonesia (but are modern Poly Pop [if that isn't an oxymoron] in style). The Indonesia origin possibly would not please Sven, et al, for being what he calls "Poly Asian". I'm not sure these actually would qualify as Poly-Asian, though, since -- to my eye -- whoever designed them seems to have had a good eye for modern American tiki. That is: carvings from Indonesia; designs from (I guess) San Diego.

Bahookahuna

Post #300556 by Bahookahuna on Thu, Apr 19, 2007 11:32 PM